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Method for packing fibrous material into bales and a fiber bale press suitable therefor

US4942719A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 26, 1988
Grant dateJul 24, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B27/125
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The piece of packaging material (e.g. a sheet or plastic placed on the topside of the fiber material to be compacted exhibits marginal zones projecting all around, which must be detached from the press ram after the compressing step and must be placed against the bale. For the automatic detachment of the sheet from the press ram, leaf springs are fastened for this purpose at the side faces of the press ram and urge, after withdrawal of the press box casing, these marginal zones away from the press ram. Subsequently, the press box casing located there above again travels downwardly to the bale, namely only up to the top rim of the latter, during which step the marginal zones of the sheet projecting from the bale in the upward direction are uniformly brought into contact with the bale.

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